Lyrical themes:
Satanic Warmaster's lyrics deal mainly with nature, folklore, Satanism, and "occult and warlike themes." In a Q&A session in 2014 on the official Satanic Warmaster website, Werwolf answered questions from his fans for 24 hours, where he revealed a chart presenting all the lyrical themes and messages in his songs throughout the band's existence up to 2014. The chart had Satan, death and "spiritual rebellion" as three of the most important themes in his music, and against common misconceptions, dismissed the rumor that his music was ever involved in the National Socialist black metal ideology, citing that racism and Nazism were never dealt with as focal themes of any his songs. In 2009, Ylioppilaslehti, the biggest student newspaper in Finland, published an article about black metal, which featured an interview with Werwolf. In the interview, he explained his lyrical aesthetics even further.
Ideology:
The band has received criticism for their associations with NSBM, notably split releases with bands such as Absurd and Aryan Blood. In a 2003 interview for the Finnish metal webzine Imperiumi, Werwolf explained his personal beliefs in a detailed manner: "Pan-European traditional Satanism is a comprehensive ideological and philosophical alignment, which aims for the bettering of an individual and the most beneficial elbow space through the acknowledgement (and partially harnessing) of the dark and destructive (and thus initially creative) force of nature and cosmos. Excluding anything has never been the best option. Satanism constitutes my world view about 100%." In context to his music, he explained the reflection of his ideology into his music even further: "Lyrically Satanic Warmaster is a reflection of the Luciferian spirit through the eyes of a young man. I deal with subjects personally and mainly in a very symbolic way. For example I've written symbolic tales of creation and rebirth influenced by folklore, and totalist and elitist visions of what Black Metal's brotherhood should be like.
I'm driven to do all this by the flame that burns in my music, the (artistic) aspirations of a man and the light of the black star of the dark lord of nature." In January 2015, Werwolf explained his ideology and the protests towards his music even further, "If someone becomes a “Nazi” just by working with or hanging around “the wrong kind of people,” should it not be true in all possible contexts? Unless it is all about the effort of trying to sand down the sharpest edges of modern music. Personally, I could never tie Satanic Warmaster down to the concept of NSBM for the reasons that have been there from 1998: It would not coincide with my conviction and the thoughts I want to convey through my music. To see me crush all the chains of an Abrahamic religion and proclaim my victory in the most insulting way possible, or me seeing good, evil, or lies where, according to political correctness, none should exist, it takes a twisted mind to see all this as a reflection of some political dogma. As I have said before and will say once again: The ideology behind Satanic Warmaster is Satanism and the musical style is black metal. Those, who claim otherwise, do it on the basis of their own feelings and resentment."
Vampires
Satanic Warmaster Lyrics
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As spectral knights
A wind of grief
From an open coffin
When the bells of funeral chime
Through the nightfall
A black star rises
At the final twilight
Gargle the blood
Spit the cruor
From beyond darkness
A revenant blaze
Fire of conflagration
Burns in empty eyes
Disgusting tongues
That lick your face
In morbid hunger
When you sleep
Gargle the blood
Spit the cruor
Sacrifice
To end your life
Carnage
To light the fire
And forever
We rule the night
All exultant
Vampires
We are the worms that crawl
On the broken wings of an angel
Gargle the blood
Spit the cruor
Sacrifice
To end your life
Carnage
To light the fire
And forever
We rule the night
All exultant
Vampires
The song "Vampires" by Satanic Warmaster is a dark and haunting portrayal of the existence of creatures of the night, who rise from beyond the darkness to assert their rule over the world. The lyrics of the song convey a sense of sadness and grief that surrounds death and the coming of nightfall. The spectral knights that ride out in sorrow from open coffins represent a bleak and foreboding image of the undead, who are awakened from their slumber by the bells of a funeral.
The image of a black star rising at the final twilight evokes the sense of an ominous and powerful force that comes with the coming of the night. The vampires in the song are depicted as horrific, with disgusting tongues that lick the faces of their victims in morbid hunger. The repeated refrain of "Gargle the blood, spit the cruor" conjures up images of the bloodlust of these sinister beings, who revel in the carnage they cause.
The final stanza of the song is particularly striking, with the line "We are the worms that crawl on the broken wings of an angel". This line alludes to the idea that the vampires in the song are not just predatory monsters, but also represent a corrupt and fallen aspect of humanity. The song as a whole is a dark and disturbing work, filled with images of death, horror, and fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Sorrow rides out
The feeling of sadness is about to be expressed.
As spectral knights
Like ghostly warriors.
A wind of grief
A strong emotion of sadness.
From an open coffin
The source of discomfort and fear.
When the bells of funeral chime
The signal of death approaching.
Through the nightfall
During the time of darkness.
A black star rises
Evil is unleashed.
At the final twilight
The end of the day when the darkness is about to take over.
Gargle the blood
Drink the blood.
Spit the cruor
Regurgitate the blood.
From beyond darkness
From the unknown depths of evil.
A revenant blaze
A ghostly fire.
Fire of conflagration
A destructive fire.
Burns in empty eyes
The emptiness of soul and spirit.
Disgusting tongues
The tongues of the demonic beings.
That lick your face
To taunt and humiliate the human victims.
In morbid hunger
In a perverse and twisted desire to feed.
When you sleep
When the human victims are at their most vulnerable.
Sacrifice
To offer up something of value.
To end your life
To sever the ties of humanity.
Carnage
The act of causing bloodshed.
To light the fire
To ignite the spark of evil.
And forever
For all eternity.
We rule the night
The demonic beings have power during the darkness.
All exultant
Celebrating the power they hold.
Vampires
The demonic beings that feed on human blood.
We are the worms that crawl
The demonic beings are the lowly creatures that crawl on the ground.
On the broken wings of an angel
The demonic beings take pleasure in causing pain and destruction to that which is good and pure.
Contributed by Julia P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ancestros del sol
Masterpiece.
fhr3shh
Fucking Warmaster! Shit is raw. Hail S.W!
enemyofvirtue
YESSSSS
𝕷𝕰𝕺
Got this cd
Quintin
Satanic Master got good tunes, despite being a black metal band. Also, Jeg Faller and, I think, Vallen.
Leviathan 666
I am a Vampire 🐉🐲Lucifer 666
The Magician
I ain’t a fan of vamps
yugster78
Clan Gangrel?